Differential amplifier circuit
AssigneeSK hynix Inc.
InventorKyoung-Han Kwon
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Abstract
A differential amplification circuit may include a differential amplification unit including a first input transistor and a second input transistor, and suitable for differentially amplifying input signals inputted through the first and second input transistors; a first input control section suitable for turning off the first input transistor when the differential amplification circuit is disabled and transferring a first input signal to the first input transistor when the differential amplification circuit is enabled; and a second input control section suitable for turning off the second input transistor when the differential amplification circuit is disabled and transferring a second input signal to the second input transistor when the differential amplification circuit is enabled.
Claims10
A differential amplification circuit comprising:
- a differential amplification unit including a first input transistor and a second input transistor, and suitable for differentially amplifying input signals inputted through the first and second input transistors;
- a first input control section suitable for turning off the first input transistor when the differential amplification circuit is disabled and transferring a first input signal to the first input transistor when the differential amplification circuit is enabled;
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- a second input control section suitable for turning off the second input transistor when the differential amplification circuit is disabled and transferring a second input signal to the second input transistor when the differential amplification circuit is enabled,
- wherein the differential amplifier unit further comprises:
- two cross-coupled inverters suitable for differentially amplifying the signals inputted through the first and second input transistors.
A differential amplification circuit comprising:
- a differential amplification unit including a first input node and a second input node, and suitable for differentially amplifying signals inputted through the first and second input nodes;
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- an enable control unit suitable for transferring a first input signal and a second input signal to the first input node and the second input node, respectively, when the differential amplifier circuit is enabled, and controlling the first and second input nodes such that no current flows through the differential amplification unit when the differential amplifier circuit is disabled,
- wherein the differential amplification unit further comprises:
- two cross-coupled inverters suitable for differentially amplifying the signals inputted through the first and second input transistors.
A differential amplification circuit comprising:
- a differential amplification unit including a first and a second input transistor;
- a first enable control transistor suitable for transferring a voltage that turns off the first input transistor to a gate of the first input transistor;
- a second enable control transistor suitable for transferring a first input signal to the gate of the first input transistor;
- a third enable control transistor suitable for transferring a voltage that turns off the second input transistor to a gate of the second input transistor;
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- a fourth enable control transistor suitable for transferring a second input signal to the gate of the second input transistor,
- wherein the differential amplification unit further comprises:
- a precharge section suitable for precharging output terminals of the differential amplification unit to have the same level when the differential amplification circuit is disabled.
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